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10/11/2017

I have an addiction. An addiction that requires me to carry a mini ziplock bag in my huge woman purse to support my craving.

Yes, I'm admitting I have a problem. Well, it's only a problem if it's out of control.

Ok, it's a little out of control.

Yesterday I had seven glasses of iced tea. Yeah... That's a lot of tea. But To support my first addiction I had taken on another.

I love the flavor of iced tea but without that added sweetness of sugar, I have to be honest and say it's just not the same. Anyone that reads my blog knows how I am anti anything with aspartame. Ask my friend Elle, she's someone who I came down on hardcore about her diet coke addiction. What'supelle YouTube

So yes, my first addiction is with Iced Tea. That delicious ice tea flavor and the slight happy buzz it gives me, well I love it! I love it, I love it! To support my addiction I carry stevia with me. That way I am not tempted to grab a sugar packet from the restaurant's table or request a side of honey.

Whenever I find the stevia in my black hole of a purse, of course, the person I'm with asks me "What's that liquid dropper for?"

My friend Stephanie Day writer of Day Design & Decor trying the stevia during one of our breakfast dates.

Of course, my response is "Stevia, a member of the chrysanthemum family, are a safe, natural sweetener and sugar substitute. Its leaves are 10 to 15 times sweeter than white sugar. The extract is called Stevioside and is about 200 to 300 times sweeter than white sugar." well I don't really say that whole spiel but that's what I'm thinking.

Dried Leaves: the Dried form of the fresh leaves. Used in brewing herbal teas and for making liquid extracts.

Tea Cut Leaves: Cut into small pieces and sifted to remove twigs and other unwanted matter.

Ground Leaves (Powder): The dried leaves ground into a fine powder. Usually about 10-15 times sweeter than sugar. Used in teas and cooking but does not dissolve.

Liquid Extracts that I love to use:

Dark: A concentrated syrup derived from the dried leaves. Usually in a water and alcohol base. Sweetness varies between manufacturers. This form will offer the greater amount of benefits from the stevia plant.

Clear – A solution of powdered steviosides dissolved in water, alcohol or glycerin.

Powdered Extracts (STEVIOSIDES):

40-50% Sweet Glycosides: The processed form of the leaves to concentrate on the sweet glycosides by removing unwanted plant matter. An off-white powder. Commonly referred to as "Stevioside".

80-95% Sweet Glycosides: The processed form of the leaves to concentrate on the sweet glycosides by removing unwanted plant matter. An off-white powder. This powder is 200-300 times sweeter than sugar. Quality of the powder depends on the purity of the glycosides (i.e. 80-95% pure) and the ratio of Rebaudioside A over Stevioside. The higher the ratio, the better the product. Commonly referred to as "Stevioside".

Other Forms (STEVIA BLENDS)

Due to the great strength of the Powdered Extracts, it is common to add a filler to "tone" down the strength so that the Stevioside is easier to use and more palatable. These fillers are usually some form of a non-sweet food additive that has little to no nutritive value such as lactose or maltodextrin.

06/04/2015

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If it has to do with your weight, your lifestyle, your job, business, education or anything you can put your mind to you have the ability to change anything in your life.

Get focused and clear about what you want. Where do you want to be? No one explains it better than Tony Robbins.

Don't forget that success leaves clues. You're not too young and you're definitely not too old. 80% to the success to anything is your phycology and 20% is the mechanics.

Wow what an experience! Since I have been cleaning now for 27 days and have been juice fasting for 8 days my experience was really intense! My friend Marcus decided to do the cleanse with me and we got it on tape.